HARMONY TREE
WORLD DEBATE SOCIETY
Overview
HT World Debate Society is a global platform for Young Scholars to spark new ideas, get inspired by industry experts, Scholars and 5-star speakers, engage with peers living thousands of miles away, build up the skills and confidence for expressing well-articulated thoughts, polish their portfolio with extraordinary opportunities - all through the means of debating and public speaking.
This Society offers exclusive resources including Programs, Summit Exchanges, Tournaments and Championships, Seminars, Study Abroad Admissions Support & Interview Skills, Networking Opportunities and many more for HT students around the world.
Mentorship Support
HT Spirit means mentorship and passing on the torch from one generation to the next. These exceptional HT Alums are 2021-2022's Vice Presidents of HTWDS. They have grown under the wings of HT in the past 16 years and are now ready to share their experience and inspire all future HTWDS members!
Kirsten Li
UCL, Psychology
Chrisabel Sum
UBC, Psychology
Andrew Huen
Columbia U, Neuroscience
Damien Kwan
UBC, Theatre/Film
Michael Yan
QMUL, Geography
Huey Hou
KCL, Nutrition
GLOBAL YOUTH LEADERS SUMMIT
HIGHLIGHTS: LEADING WITH COMPASSION
Youth Leadership matters and HTWDS is dedicated to empowering young leaders to sharpen their values and mind.
On Nov 13, Our HTWDS Global Youth Leaders across 17 timezones experienced a high-impact, inspiring exchange on "Leading with Compassion", live from Washington D.C. with Ms Brianna, World's '30 Under 30' Leader from The Aspen Institute, the World's Most Influential Think Tank. Next Summit on Creativity is coming soon in Jan 2022!
Opportunities
Previous Guest Speakers :
Dr Ford
Prof. Marchetti
Ms Brianna
Mr Stephen
Ms Ilana
Ms Hayley
Ms Isobel
Ms Regina
Mr Ian
Mr Garry
Ms Janette
Ms Angie
HKU Faculty of Arts
HKU Faculty of Arts
The Aspen Institute
Barrister in Law
Harvard Business School
CUHK Faculty of Law
Oxford U Faculty of Law
HK Sports Institute
Bank of America
King's College London
TV Commercial Director
Broadway Director
and many more...
Curriculum & Levels
HT Debate Programs' Curriculum & Evaluation Framework is designed by Dr K. Moyse - University Professor (Research focus on Children's Health & Development), Psychologist, Published Book Author, International Conference Speaker and Debate Coach.
Novice Team (Age 8+)
Intermediate Team (Age 11+)
Pre College Team (Age 16+)
Goals
The main focus of HTWDS is for students to articulate their ideas through the process of debating, instead of getting familiar with multiple debate formats. We set our sight on students' achieving long term goals and honing life skills rather than drilling them solely for a spot on the debate team. Each class comes with a new theme and topic, to match with theories and concepts, and students get the actual practice.
STRUCTURE
Lecture & Theory (15%)
Topic Intro & Discuss (15%)
Research & Team Prep (30%)
Debate & Feedback (40%)
Focuses
Logic & Reasoning
Articulation & Eloquence
Knowledge & Content
Organisation & Team Work